Monday, May 10, 2004

There's always a silver lining!

With its gorilla-watching industry in a severe slump, Uganda is going to try to generate tourist revenue through the licensing of nude dancers.

They're such a rare commodity! That'll get the tourists thronging the place. But what happened to the gorilla watching?

Uganda's tourist industry had relied heavily on gorilla-watching tours in the forest along the country's western border. But, the industry was dealt a severe blow in 1999 when eight foreign tourists and a park ranger were killed by Rwandan rebels from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.